RECONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY

Healthier Fleetwood was delighted to present an afternoon of dance at Marine Hall to support health and wellbeing. Several residents and partner organisations had suggested dance, music and movement as an excellent way for people to be more active, physically and mentally, and to make new friends. Local dance groups and teachers came together to offer taster sessions in a number of styles and encourage residents to take up a new pastime. The event started with the 'home team'

More than £16,000 has been pledged by Fleetwood Town Council over the next four years to ensure youngsters will be able to use public swimming facilities for free. The town council agreed to ring-fence a four year funding project from 2019 to 2022 to subsidise free junior swimming at the town’s YMCA Leisure Centre pool and also at the nearby Marine Splash play area. The scheme, specifically for Fleetwood youngsters aged 16 and under with the town’s FY7 post code, will see an

Healthier Fleetwood is delighted to have been chosen at the Norther Region winner in the NHS70 Parliamentary Awards and attended the recent ceremony at Westminster for the winners. Dr Mark Spencer and Karen Boylan went down to London on our behalf for the event and although we didn't pick up the National title it's still a fantastic achievement to be recognised at this level and it’s a credit to everyone involved in our partnership. Out thanks to Fleetwood’s MP Cat Smith and

Wyre Council, in partnership with Active Lancashire are launching a 10 week pilot project to offer parkour at Memorial Park, Fleetwood. Parkour, also known as Free-running is a non-competitive physical sport where you train your body to move freely over and through open spaces using only the abilities of your body. Movements can include running, swinging, rolling, jumping, climbing and vaulting, and can be practised anywhere. Practising parkour can help increase fitness and s